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richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad rallied by thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal and outrage. we are going to keep it to this small still photo over my shoulder. we have blurred out the offensive parts, but the pictures show four u.s. marines believed to be part of a sniper team operating in afghanistan urinating on the bodies of the dead along with commentary along the way. our pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski is being told they are believed to be based at camp lejeune. the marines promise a swift investigation. if they are positively identified, they could face criminal prosecution. >>> there is a major decision to report tonight from the u.s. supreme court. it's about religious freedom in this country. it's
richard engel, thanks for your reporting. >>> the uprising in syria killed more than 5,000 people. today it claimed its first western journalist, a french cameraman killed by grenade fire while covering the uprising in the city of homs. in damascus today, a rare appearance by president assad rallied by thousands of his supporters. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal and outrage. we are going to...
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>> richard engel reporting for us once again from northern syria tonight. >>> last night here we alerted you to the storm just churning up in the caribbean right now tropical storm ernesto. it has moved in and could pick up enough steam in the next few days to be a full fledged hurricane by about monday. beyond that our colleagues at the weather channel tell us the track and intensity of this storm are still very uncertain and they'll be watching very closely the development in the next 24 to 36 hours. now to that bizarre story involving one of the great players and great names in the modern era of baseball and the abduction at gun point of his mother. today cal ripken jr. spoke publicly about this entire ordeal. our justice correspondent pete williams has our report. >> reporter: a very different cal ripken returned today to baltimore's oriole park where he became the iron man, setting the major league record for consecutive games. 2,632. his subject today was a different figure -- 23 -- the number of hours his 74-year-old mother, vi, was held last week by a kidnapper. he was emotional,
>> richard engel reporting for us once again from northern syria tonight. >>> last night here we alerted you to the storm just churning up in the caribbean right now tropical storm ernesto. it has moved in and could pick up enough steam in the next few days to be a full fledged hurricane by about monday. beyond that our colleagues at the weather channel tell us the track and intensity of this storm are still very uncertain and they'll be watching very closely the development in...
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. >> richard engel, you are more capable than pretty much anybody else doing this, and the facts that this was so dangerous for you, makes us worry about the prospect of us being able to cover this up close. welcome back. >> thanks. >> now you have to stay here and become a dentist. i talked to your mom about it already that will do it for us tonight. thank you for being with us. have a great holiday. >>> cliff-mas is coming. on capitol hill, not a creature is stirring. what happens in we ring in the new year with no fiscal deal? details ahead. >>> and the nra calls for security guards at every school. what you didn't hear on the statement from the pro-gun group. >>> holiday havoc. slow go in parts of the country and in some places it could get worse. >>> pennies and nickels, worth the cost? >>> good morning, welcome to "weekends with alex witt." what is happening out there. ten days and counting. president obama and house speaker boehner left washington without reaching a deal on the fiscal cliff. before heading to hawaii, president obama said he met individually with leaders of the
. >> richard engel, you are more capable than pretty much anybody else doing this, and the facts that this was so dangerous for you, makes us worry about the prospect of us being able to cover this up close. welcome back. >> thanks. >> now you have to stay here and become a dentist. i talked to your mom about it already that will do it for us tonight. thank you for being with us. have a great holiday. >>> cliff-mas is coming. on capitol hill, not a creature is...
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our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the syrian border in turkey tonight and starts us off from there. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today's violence showed the intensity of the syrian government's crackdown on the city of homs and its indiscriminate shelling of civilian area. even if you listen closely, it's hard to hear a single peaceful moment in homs. syrian troops ringing the city with fire rockets and machine gun in ferocious barrages to drive out a few hundred opposition forces. the blogger who took this video can be heard praying for his life. he was killed a few hours later. this morning, more voices were silenced. this rubble was a rudimentary media center in homs run by the syrian opposition who barely hold a few pockets in the city. the building took a direct hit. inside killed as they were working, french photographer remi ochlik and veteran american war correspondent marie colvin who reported for the british newspaper "the sunday times." colvin provided the bbc with some of the most vivid accounts of the brutality. hearing her
our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel is on the syrian border in turkey tonight and starts us off from there. richard, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today's violence showed the intensity of the syrian government's crackdown on the city of homs and its indiscriminate shelling of civilian area. even if you listen closely, it's hard to hear a single peaceful moment in homs. syrian troops ringing the city with fire rockets and machine gun in ferocious barrages to...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is back in cairo tonight and, richard, i have to say when you and i were in tahrir square in the thick of it we knew this was a possibility. >> reporter: it was a possibility, but few expected it would turn out quite like this. the future of egypt, the biggest country in the arab world, is now on the line. the muslim brotherhood band here for decades could take over this country this weekend and the entire region is watching very closely and nervously. supporters of the muslim brotherhood took to the streets today with a warning. they want fair elections after egypt's high court yesterday dissolved the recently formed islamist controlled parliament. many here see it as a power grab by the government before this weekend's presidential election. it's a choice between the old regime and the muslim brotherhood candidate mohamed morsi, a fire brand who wants to impose islamic law and is openly hostile to israel. last night morsi promised a new revolution if there is fraud at the polls. i will pay with my life for the people's freedom, he said. hi
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel is back in cairo tonight and, richard, i have to say when you and i were in tahrir square in the thick of it we knew this was a possibility. >> reporter: it was a possibility, but few expected it would turn out quite like this. the future of egypt, the biggest country in the arab world, is now on the line. the muslim brotherhood band here for decades could take over this country this weekend and the entire region is watching very closely and...
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richard engel in tahrir square tonight. thanks. >>> still ahead, as we continue along the way on this monday night the mean season. the fires in the american west so bad now half the nation's firefighting aircraft are all working in one state. >>> later, let the games begin. it looks like michael phelps might have met his match. a great rivalry in the pool. on the road to london. >>> as we mentioned we've got a dangerous situation in the american west. conditions are bad. red flag fire warnings are posted from kansas all the way west to california and in colorado it's downright urgent. 11,000 people evacuated right now tonight, 12 active fires burning. look at this smoke plume. this was captured by our veteran cameraman ray farmer on approach into denver's airport. it looked more like the aftermath of a nuclear explosion from the air. nbc's miguel almaguer is covering for us tonight in colorado springs. good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. the fire burning in the hills behind me has been described as relentless,
richard engel in tahrir square tonight. thanks. >>> still ahead, as we continue along the way on this monday night the mean season. the fires in the american west so bad now half the nation's firefighting aircraft are all working in one state. >>> later, let the games begin. it looks like michael phelps might have met his match. a great rivalry in the pool. on the road to london. >>> as we mentioned we've got a dangerous situation in the american west. conditions are...
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richard engel with us in the studio. thanks. >>> to the other front we're covering this evening, somebody today blew up a bus carrying israeli tourists who were traveling overseas and almost instantly, the israelis said it showed the involvement of iran. six people are dead. dozens more hurt and the tension in an entire region just spiked. nbc's martin fletcher with us fromel aviv tonight. martin, good evening. >> brian, good evening. israeli security officials say that they warned bulgaria of terrorist plans to attack israelis and they even asked for extra security around buses from airports to hotels. clearly today, it was still not enough security. >> reporter: smoke billowed into the sky, marking the scene of carnage in an airport parking lot. 5:30 in the afternoon local time, 150 israeli tourists were boarding buses to go to their hotels in the black sea resort. one bus carried mostly teenagers. an israeli eyewitness who was lightly wounded said a man boarded the bus and then a massive explosion. it still isn't clea
richard engel with us in the studio. thanks. >>> to the other front we're covering this evening, somebody today blew up a bus carrying israeli tourists who were traveling overseas and almost instantly, the israelis said it showed the involvement of iran. six people are dead. dozens more hurt and the tension in an entire region just spiked. nbc's martin fletcher with us fromel aviv tonight. martin, good evening. >> brian, good evening. israeli security officials say that they...
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our own richard engel and his crew set free after being kidnapped for five days inside syria. tonight we'll hear from richard about what happened and how they made it out. >>> is there a deal in sight on that so-called fiscal cliff? that may hinge on how both sides define "rich." >>> and making a difference. it started as a simple idea. just being kind. tonight ann curry reports on the overwhelming response now being felt around the world. "nightly news" begins now. 6 captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> four days since the tragedy that altered our entire country, the gun lobby has spoken its first words on the subject. 9 national rifle association, routine teenl referred to as the most powerful lobbying in the country have been silent out of respect for the victims after one man took 28 lives including his own, 20 little school children in newtown, connecticut. along with mental health the gun control debate has come roar into the american conversation in addition the nra is promising to say more at a news conference at the end of the week. we begin with tom cost
our own richard engel and his crew set free after being kidnapped for five days inside syria. tonight we'll hear from richard about what happened and how they made it out. >>> is there a deal in sight on that so-called fiscal cliff? that may hinge on how both sides define "rich." >>> and making a difference. it started as a simple idea. just being kind. tonight ann curry reports on the overwhelming response now being felt around the world. "nightly news"...
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>> richard engel reporting for us from northern syria tonight. >>> back at home tonight there are still about a dozen fires burning across the state of oklahoma after a weekend that saw nearly 60,000 acres and multiple homes destroyed as a result. the remains of one person were found in a burned home in norman, oklahoma. the national guard troops are helping fire crews tamp down the remaining fires and they're looking for some weather help here. temperatures are expected to drop to the 90s from the 100s tomorrow. tropical storm ernesto picked up steam as it moved across the western caribbean today and it's ontrack to hit the coast of honduras and belize, possibly as a hurricane. tonight ernesto's winds are topping out at about 65 miles an hour. belize has posted hurricane warnings for the entire coast line tonight. the storm is now projected to move across the yucatan peninsula by early wednesday. >>> now to the games here in london. another action packed day here including a come from behind win for the u.s. women's soccer team as the action aired live on the nbc sports network, beatin
>> richard engel reporting for us from northern syria tonight. >>> back at home tonight there are still about a dozen fires burning across the state of oklahoma after a weekend that saw nearly 60,000 acres and multiple homes destroyed as a result. the remains of one person were found in a burned home in norman, oklahoma. the national guard troops are helping fire crews tamp down the remaining fires and they're looking for some weather help here. temperatures are expected to drop...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us again tonight from tar hrir square. people are just coming to grips with how momentous this really is. >> reporter: certainly big changes could be ahead. supporters of the muslim brotherhood mohamed morsi are still here in the square celebrating, playing music, hoping this will be the start of a new, islamic state in the middle east. what an incredible change of events. when this revolution began a year and a half ago, in this square, mohamed morsi was behind bars. today morsi was touring president mubarak's old office, even sitting down in his old chair testing it out for size. critics say that the rise of the muslim brotherhood to power will be absolutely disastrous for this country, turning egypt certainly anti-israeli and perhaps anti-american as well. brian? all right. all of that will deserve watching over the coming days. richard engel, thanks. >>> still ahead as we continue along the way on this monday night the mean season. the fires in the american west so bad now half the nation's firefighting aircraft are al
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us again tonight from tar hrir square. people are just coming to grips with how momentous this really is. >> reporter: certainly big changes could be ahead. supporters of the muslim brotherhood mohamed morsi are still here in the square celebrating, playing music, hoping this will be the start of a new, islamic state in the middle east. what an incredible change of events. when this revolution began a year and a half ago, in this square,...
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>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by international treaties, that means not breaking egypt's important historic treaty with israel. he also committed to observe women's rights and minorities right, as richard said. and said he plans to be the president of all the people. will he honor those commitments? administration officials say their greatest leverage is, egypt's economy collapsed after the revolution. morsi needs us, they need billions of dollars in u.s. aid and imf loans if his government is going to have any chance of surviving. today, john kerry, who's done a number of delegate missions fo
>> richard engel in cairo tonight, richard, thanks. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. how is all this sitting in washington? >> just now the white house announced the president called mohammed morsi and wished him well. congratulated him and said he wants to work together with him on egypt's transition to democracy. u.s. officials are watching events, lester. they're saying so far, so good. they're impressed that dr. morsi promised tonight to abide by...
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we get our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel near the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: lester, this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new articles of the syrian constitution, and amendments that, in principle, sound very good. they end the syrian baff party's monopoly on power, set term limits for the president, and implement multiparty democracy. the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform program, a program that has been called for by the syrian opposition and members of the international community. the problem is the syrian opposition has absolutely no confidence that any of these changes will actually be implemented. and the referendum is taking place amid ongoing violence. at least 20 more people were killed in syria today. the red cross has been unable to reach the hardest hit parts of the city of homs, so a referendum is taking place, but a war is taking place at the same time. lester? >> richard engel. >>> tonight, legendary former south african leader nelson mandela has been released from a hospital, and is resti
we get our report from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel near the turkey/syria border. >> reporter: lester, this referendum is effectively a yes/no vote on new articles of the syrian constitution, and amendments that, in principle, sound very good. they end the syrian baff party's monopoly on power, set term limits for the president, and implement multiparty democracy. the syrian government is presenting this as the centerpiece of its reform program, a program that has been...
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richard engel in tahrir square tonight. thanks. >>> still ahead, as we continue along the way on this monday night the mean season. the fires in the american west so bad now half the nation's firefighting aircraft are all working in one state. >>> later, let the games begin. it looks like michael phelps might have met his match. a great rivalry in the pool. on the road to london. n my righ. an intense burning sensation like somebody had set it on fire. and the doctor said, cindie, you have shingles. he said, you had chickenpox when you were a little girl... i said, yes, i did. i don't think anybody ever thinks they're going to get shingles. but it happened to me. for more of the inside story, visit shinglesinfo.com for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms caused by acid reflux disease. osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels have been seen with nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. talk to your doctor abou
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we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi guilty of planting a bomb on the pan am flight. a fragment of its timer was found among the wreckage. allegedly wrapped in megrahi's shirt. megrahi's son said his father was innocent and that he died of cancer at home in tripoli surrounded by friends and family. many libyans claim megrahi was a scapegoat. but u.s. security officials say he was no patsy. he was a terrorist. >> this was a man who was an operative, who worked on behalf of moammar gadhafi, and was absolutely instrumental in the death of 280 people in bombing pan am 103. >> reporter: families of the victims today found some solace in megrahi
we have more tonight from richard engel. >> reporter: this is what he'll be remembered for, lockerbie, scotland, december, 1988. the debris of pan am flight 103 bound for new york after it exploded mid-air, killing all 270 passengers and crew onboard. 189 americans were on the flight. the man convicted of one of the worst terrorist acts before osama bin laden was abdel basset al megrahi. he was a libyan intelligence agent working for moammar gadhafi. three scottish judges found megrahi...
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richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. well, weeks of political uncertainty are nearly over here in greece and its future in the eurozone is safe for now. the fear was that this election would spark the collapse of the eurozone so when greece voted crisis is averted. antonis samaras and his pro euro party eeked out a slim victory over an opposition that threatened to rip up a vital bailout plan. the next step? setting up a coalition in what he calls a salvation government. and greece needs saving. >> political uncertainty on top of financial unce
richard engel back in cairo for us tonight. thanks. >>> now we turn to greece, a nation that has dodged a bullet for now. there's been a narrow victory in this weekend's elections for a pro euro government. greece will stay with the euro as its currency, but the crisis there continues, and the trouble seems to hopscotch from country to country right now in europe resulting in big fears of course here in the u.s. nbc's stephanie gosk is live for us tonight in athens. stephanie, good...
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our own richard engel and his crew set free after being kidnapped for five days inside syria. tonight we'll hear from richard about what happened and how they made it out. >>> is there a deal in sight on that so-called fiscal cliff? that may hinge on how both side define "rich." >>> and making a difference. it started as a simple idea, just being kind. tonight ann curry reports on the overwhelming response now being felt around the world. overwhelming response now being felt around the world. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television 6 captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. four days now since the tragedy that altered our entire country. the gun lobby has spoken its first words on the subject. the national rifle association, the nra, which is routinely referred to as the most powerful grassroots lobbying organization in this country, has been silent. they said today out of respect for the victims. ever since a troubled young man with four firearms took 28 lives, including his own, 20 of them little children at an elementa
our own richard engel and his crew set free after being kidnapped for five days inside syria. tonight we'll hear from richard about what happened and how they made it out. >>> is there a deal in sight on that so-called fiscal cliff? that may hinge on how both side define "rich." >>> and making a difference. it started as a simple idea, just being kind. tonight ann curry reports on the overwhelming response now being felt around the world. overwhelming response now...
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producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria.
producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria.
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and richard engel's dramatic escape from captivity in syria in his own words. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make yr mark with ink from chase. >>> have you joined the "politicsnation" conversation on facebook yet? we hope you will. this photo of a newtown, connecticut, student smiling on his way back to school was inspiring a lot of folks today. mary says this shows how brave they are and how loved and secure they feel. good job, parents and community. buddy says that's why we have to provide a world that keeps them safe. we'll have more on what's being done to help keep them safe coming up next. but first we wanted to hear what you think on this issue or anything else. please head over to facebook and search "politicsnation" and like us to join the conversation that k
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producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria. >> i have to admit, my wife has a little crush on him. she's relieved as well. >> you have another one? >> we were looking at the new elf on a shelf before my son wakes up. >> you can't on the top of the toilet for their kids to see. i don't know how that's going to work out. all right, dan. have a great one. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> since 1994, there have been 70, and these are just school shootings, there have been 70 episodes of school shootings in the united states, since 1994, after the brady bill was passed. president obama was in connecticut last night speaking to a high school gymnasium as part of a memorial service. he said some things. no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevalent every senseless act of violence in our society but that can't be an excuse for inaction. >> right there, i feel better. that can't be excuse for inactions. that means he is committed and going on the recognize,
producer dan has a few answers. >> anthony writes i'm so happy to hear richard engel is safe. i want to offer my best wishes to the nbc news team in syria. >> i have to admit, my wife has a little crush on him. she's relieved as well. >> you have another one? >> we were looking at the new elf on a shelf before my son wakes up. >> you can't on the top of the toilet for their kids to see. i don't know how that's going to work out. all right, dan. have a great one....
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nbc's richard engel joins me from kabul with the latest. i understand the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack? >> the taliban says it was responsible for this. a suicide bomber walked up to an american patrol. it was americans who were walking joint patrol with afghan police as actually this american and afghan patrol was preparing to get back in nar vehicles. the taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest and killed three americans and four members of the afghan patrol. the taliban is trying to make a comeback. the surge in this country is over. the 30,000-plus troops that were added to afghanistan are now out of the country. and the taliban wants to fight. they are trying to change the narrative here. they want to say that after 11 years they remain undefeated. that the resistance in afghanistan is yet again defeating a superpower. it seems the opposition in this country, the taliban and other militant groups, will continue to fight and want the last americans to leave here under fire. >> richard engel in kabul for u
nbc's richard engel joins me from kabul with the latest. i understand the taliban is claiming responsibility for the attack? >> the taliban says it was responsible for this. a suicide bomber walked up to an american patrol. it was americans who were walking joint patrol with afghan police as actually this american and afghan patrol was preparing to get back in nar vehicles. the taliban suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest and killed three americans and four members of the afghan...
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among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the extension without offsetting budget cuts. today's action will add about $100 billion to the federal deficit. it goes on to the president for his signature. >>> we have news from the campaign trail. they have a big mess in maine. it was the scene of the last caucus just this past saturday. mitt romney won, ron paul was second. were those results really the results? not unlike iowa, it seems there might have been misplaced votes and the gop may have another primary embarrassment on its hands. the state party chairman in maine says some precinct results may have gone to his e-mail spam folder and he may have
among his friends and colleagues our own chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who has written a personal remembrance that we commend to your attention. we put it on our website tonight. >>> now we turn to domestic politics this evening. congress moved with remarkable speed today to pass the payroll tax cut extension through the end of the year. the bill passed today extends unemployment benefits, heads off a cut in doctors' medicare fees. republicans agreed to go along with the...
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our chief foreign correspondent richard engel brings us. the chance of the regime echoing throughout the square, what exactly in the constitution are they so upset about? >> reporter: they are upset not only at the constitution, but also because president mohamed morsi, last week, gave himself extraordinary powers. he made all of his decision final and that they are not subject to any kind of judicial oversight. and then once he gave himself these extraordinary powers, he had his allies, a group of islamists, write a new constitution. imagine in the united states if a freshly minted president five months into his term suddenly came out and made an announcement, he said, by the way, the supreme court doesn't matter anymore. congress doesn't matter anymore, and a bunch of my friends have just written a brand-new constitution that gives islamists a great deal more power. that's what brought people out on the street. they are specifically annoyed that certain clauses in the new constitution give more role to sharia law. they are open to interpr
our chief foreign correspondent richard engel brings us. the chance of the regime echoing throughout the square, what exactly in the constitution are they so upset about? >> reporter: they are upset not only at the constitution, but also because president mohamed morsi, last week, gave himself extraordinary powers. he made all of his decision final and that they are not subject to any kind of judicial oversight. and then once he gave himself these extraordinary powers, he had his allies,...
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richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. show. richard engel's incredible ordeal, next. we're coming right back. an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story. progresso. in what world do potatoes, bacon and cheese add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> and we here at msnbc are relieved and happy to report that nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel and his crew were freed late last night after five days in captivity in syria. engel described the ordeal on the "today" show this morning. >> we were driving in syria, about five days ago, in what we thought was a rebel-controlled area. we were with some of the rebels. and as we were moving down the road, a group of gunmen just literally jumped out of the trees and bushes on the side of the road. there were proba
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brian. >> richard engel on the syria, turkey border. thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea michelle. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters and taking direct aim at mitt romney. >> they want to take us back to the policies more suited to the 1950s than the 21st century. >> reporter: playing a starring role for the first time on the campaign, sandra fluke, the former law student who became a lightning rod after rush limbaugh denounced her for supporting contraception rights. >> miss fluke and the rest of your feminine nazis, here is the deal. >> for me it's been intensely personal. >> reporter: women, especially single women, supported the president overwhelmingly in 2008. an nbc "wall street journal" poll, they favor him by 25 points, nearly three times th
brian. >> richard engel on the syria, turkey border. thanks. >>> now to presidential politics. president obama campaigned in colorado today, a state where a new poll shows him trailing mitt romney, but he's trying to make up some ground by hitting at what has been a romney weak spot, and that support among women. a report from nbc's andrea michelle. >> reporter: at a denver rally today, the president was surrounded by his most reliable support group, women voters and taking...
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nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is stepping up. president obama has signed a top-secret order approving covert cia aid to the rebels coordinated from southern turkey at a command center in adana near the giant u.s.-run nato base at incerlik. >> both the u.s. military and intelligence community could provide signals intelligence support, overhead imagery from satellites or other aircraft, and they can also simply help advise them on military tactics. >> reporter: the rebels also reportedly now have shoulder-mounted missiles. though u.s. officials say not from the u.s. >> we've heard various reports about other nations providing it. we've heard repor
nbc's richard engel is inside northern syria covering the rebel forces. >> reporter: aside from weapons the rebels also need strategy. rebel units generally operate independently or coordinate on a local or regional level. they don't always have a big picture of what's happening on the battle field nationwide. they need guidance on where to attack, where to retreat, and how to win a war instead of just carrying out somewhat random attacks and ambushes. >> reporter: the u.s. is...
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nbc news richard engel is monitoring it all from cairo. this is truly an uneven struggle but one day after secretary clinton's comments we have some stronger statements coming out today. catch us up to date. >> the french foreign minister says it is absolutely a civil war and says that a no fly zone is under consideration. now of course a no fly zone which we remember from libya and other conflicts is a militarily enforced action. it means attacking syrian air defense sites. it means something of a war without troops on the ground against syria. nato says it is not planning this kind of offensive, but france certainly going out on a limb here potentially not by itself. also, the british foreign minister saying that syria is on the verge of a total collapse, or on the brink of an all-out civil war. so a lot of very strong statements coming out today, as the situation on the ground continues to get worse, as you said, at least 50 people killed today. syrian forces entering that town of haffa which had been surrounded for days, the same town
nbc news richard engel is monitoring it all from cairo. this is truly an uneven struggle but one day after secretary clinton's comments we have some stronger statements coming out today. catch us up to date. >> the french foreign minister says it is absolutely a civil war and says that a no fly zone is under consideration. now of course a no fly zone which we remember from libya and other conflicts is a militarily enforced action. it means attacking syrian air defense sites. it means...
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and from richard engel after the harrowing ordeal at the hands of kidnappers. richard is here tonight for the interview. that's ahead. athe, but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can be in the scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for...